Swaab, D. F. (Dick Frans)
New York : Spiegel & Grau, [2014];©2014
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- Includes index.
- The culmination of renowned neuroscientist D.F. Swaab’s life’s work, We Are Our Brains unlocks the mysteries of the most complex organism in the human body, providing a fascinating overview of the brain’s role in nearly every aspect of human existence. In short, engaging chapters, Swaab explains what is going on in our brains at every stage of life, including how a fetus’s brain develops and the role that pregnancy plays in solidifying certain aspects of our identity the radical neurological changes that occur during adolescence what happens when we fall in love and the neurological basis for a host of different disorders and personality traits. — Publisher information.
- We are our brains — Metaphors for the brain — 1. Development, birth, and parental care — Subtle interaction between mother and child at birth — Difficult birth as the first symptom of a developmental brain disorder — Maternal behavior — Paternal behavior — Importance of a stimulating environment for early brain development — Memories from the womb — 2.Threats to the fetal brain in the safety of the womb — Developmental brain disorders caused by environmental factors — Developmental brain disorders caused by addictive substances and medication — The short-term outlook of the unborn child — Does a fetus feel pain? — Body integrity identity disorder, a bizarre developmental disorder — 3. Sexual differentiation of the brain in the womb — A typical boy or girl? — Gender-based differences in behavior — Heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality — Homosexuality : no choice — Homosexuality in the animal kingdom — Transsexuality — Pedophilia — 4. Puberty, love, and sexual behavior — The adolescent brain — Adolescent behavior — The brain in love — Disorders of the brain and sexuality — 5. Hypothalamus: survival, hormones, and emotions — Hormone production by the hypothalamus and streams of urine — Surviving without a hypothalamus — Depression — Prader-Willi Syndrome — Obesity — Cluster headache — Narcolepsy — Fits of laughter without emotion — Anorexia Nervosa is a disease of the brain — 6. Addictive substances — Cannabis and psychoses — Ecstasy : brain damage after pleasure — Substance abuse by politicians — 7. The brain and consciousness — Neglect : half a life — Coma and related conditions — Brain structures crucial for consciousness — Importance of functional links between brain structures for consciousness — Illusions and loss of self-consciousness — Filling in missing information — Notions about the mechanisms of consciousness — 8. Aggression — Born aggressive — Young and aggressive — Aggression, brain disorders, and prison — Guilt and punishment — Viol
Subjects:
- Brain.
- Brain — Research.
- Neurosciences.
- Brain — growth & development.
- Brain — physiology.
- Behavior.
- Brain Diseases.
- Mental Disorders.
- Personality.
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